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Penn State Extension Lancaster: Enrollment open for 4-H Horse and Rabbiteers clubs

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The Saddle Cinches 4-H Horse Club will hold its re-organizational meeting on Jan. 26, at Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim. This is a drop in registration meeting, starting at 6:30 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. This is an informational meeting for new member inquiries and for returning members. It is required that members bring a parent/legal guardian to the meeting; bring emergency contact information as this is needed to complete the youth enrollment form, plus club enrollment membership fee for the year. This 4-H horse club offers plenty of programs and training sessions.

This year we will again be doing a paper enrollment form. Returning club members will also need to sign up. New and returning members need to sign up by the deadline, May 1. Contact Rob Sherick, at 717-471-4450, Saddle Cinches 4-H Club organizational leader, for additional club information. New this year, the club will be offering a horse Cloverbud program for ages 5-7, class size will be limited.

The Rabbiteers 4-H Club of Lancaster County will meet on Jan. 26, starting at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Rd., in Lancaster. Youth, along with a parent and/or legal guardian, are invited to attend the organizational meeting of this 4-H club, which will focus on learning about, caring for, and showing rabbits. Lots of information will be shared at this meeting including. The next club meeting will be held on Feb. 23. For questions about the club, contact 4-H club leader LuAnn Gallagher at 717-413-3926. Contact LuAnn Gallagher in case of inclement weather.

All 4-H programs are available to all youth between the ages of 5-18 prior to Jan. 1, 2015. For more information on joining 4-H, contact Lori Little, Extension Educator at the Penn State Extension Lancaster office, 1383 Arcadia Road, Room 140, Lancaster, PA 17601 (phone: 717-394-6851 or e-mail: LancasterExt@psu.edu).